Potbelly Corporation appointed Steven W. Cirulis as Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Chief Strategy Officer, effective as of April 6, 2020. Mr. Cirulis previously served in a strategic planning, finance and analytical consulting role for the Company since December 2019. Prior to that, Mr. Cirulis served as Senior Vice President, Strategic Projects at Panera Bread from 2017 to 2018.

Prior to his role at Panera Bread, Mr. Cirulis was the Global Vice President, Corporate Strategy, at McDonald's Corporation from 2011 to 2016. Prior to joining McDonald's, Mr. Cirulis was the Senior Director of Strategy, Business Development and Insights, for Gap Brand at Gap Inc. from 2006 to 2011. Mr. Cirulis takes over from Alan Johnson, Chief Executive Officer of the Company, who temporarily assumed the responsibilities of the principal financial officer and William Atkins, the Company's Vice President, Controller, who temporarily assumed the responsibilities of the principal accounting officer.